Just in time for Pride Month, Hulu’s new reality competition series Drag Me to Dinner has a seemingly foolproof premise – two teams of drag queens competing to see who can throw the best dinner party.
In theory, a show combining the lighthearted competition of Nailed It! with the nonsensical sketch comedy challenges of RuPaul’s Drag Race promises to be a great time, but unfortunately stumbles in its execution.
The delight of watching some of the most entertaining drag queens improvise elaborate themed dinner parties is bogged down by executive producers and judges Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka, both of whom insist on being a main part of the show themselves.
Drag Me to Dinner loses itself in its own premise, resulting in a campy yet awkward mess.
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